Sitting on the bay

Natural light -- when it's around

The large skylights mean a lot of natural light filters into the building. Unfortunately, Finland at this time of year sees the sun come up late in the morning and set excessively early in the afternoon, making for a dark building.

A colorful history of phones

The Nokia lounge features a bulk of the notable cell phones in its history. Notably, the lipstick cell phone, the N-Gage cellular and handheld gaming device, and a few bulky old suitcase cell phones were on display.

Torture test

Because of the sensitive nature of the work here, I could only get limited photos of the facility. Shown here is a Lumia PureView 808 mounted and ready for a drop test. That office also tested its ability to handle rain drops and excessive cold.
Corrected at 7:03 a.m. PT: to change the name of the phone that was tested. It was originally and incorrectly labeled as a Lumia 820.

One quiet office

The Tampere offices in particular were fairly quiet. Shown here is the central cafeteria at the base of one of the buildings. It was already 3 p.m., however, so it's not surprising that no one was down eating.